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Author : Sara Hawker
ISBN : 0198602251
Genre : English language
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The Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus provides an authoritative dictionary and an extensive easy-to-use thesaurus all in one. Designed to be a convenient and comprehensive reference work, individual entries contain both dictionary definitions for an accurate and up-to-date guide to the language as well as thesaurus synonyms to increase your vocabulary and improve your style. Where thesaurus synonyms are slang, derogatory or old-fashioned uses of words, they are labelled to give you guidance. This new `Little' Oxford book will be useful on many occasions, from writing a letter to solving a crossword puzzle. This revised edition also contains a new reverse dictionary supplement, which provides a guide to related words, a vocabulary builder, and a puzzle-solver all in one.
Author : Charlotte Livingstone
ISBN : IND:30000110566845
Genre : Reference
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This is a durable, affordable, and portable hardback dictionary and thesaurus combined. It features a clear new design with integrated dictionary and thesaurus entries for ease of use, and has been updated with the latest vocabulary
Author : Maurice Waite
ISBN : 0198614497
Genre : English language
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Offers the accurate coverage of essential vocabulary for all your writing needs. This title provides 140,000 alternative and opposite words, and gives the closest and most frequently used synonyms first, making it quick and easy to use. It is suitable for those who want to increase their vocabulary or improve their writing skills.
Author : Alan Spooner
ISBN : PSU:000043819072
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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This revised edition of Oxford's popular Little Thesaurus, which now includes a Reverse Dictionary Supplement, provides even more help with choosing words for writing, speaking, or word games. 150,000 alternative and opposite words are set out in a clear, accessible layout, with plenty of example phrases and usage labels so that you pick the most appropriate word for the context you need. Its portable size and durable binding make it a practical and long-lasting reference. The new Reverse Dictionary acts as a guide to related words, a puzzle solver, and vocabulary builder all in one; it works by leading you from words with which you are very familiar to more unusual, complex alternatives.
Author : Martin Nixon
ISBN : 0198604610
Genre : Reference
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A new edition of this handy and affordable thesaurus from Oxford, with a radically new open design. There are more than 150,000 alternative and opposite words, with the most useful alternative words given first to enable fast and easy access to the right word. Clear and comprehensivecross-referencing gives fuller coverage, while the inclusion of more example sentences than ever before enables you to pinpoint the correct sense of the word accurately and quickly. In addition there is a new Wordbuilder supplement to help build vocabulary skills and increase your confidence in andcommand of the English language: includes useful lists of related terms, plus foreign words and phrases. This new edition replaces the previous edition of the Little Oxford Thesaurus ISBN 0-19-860206-5.
Author : Julia Cresswell
ISBN : 9780199683635
Genre : Reference
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Did you know that coconut derives from the Spanish and Portuguese coco for 'grinning face'? Or that giraffes used to be called camelopards? Or that walrus has its origin in Dutch, meaning 'whale horse'.The Little Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins includes 1,000 word histories arranged across 100 wide-ranging themes, from food to phobias, from the universe to love. Featuring words with interesting or surprising origins, it is an irresistible collection of word histories, including dates of origin and an authoritative account of each word's derivation. Beautifully produced and attractively designed, this fascinating volume is a pleasure to browse. It also features a useful index so you can quickly find just the word you are looking for. It is the perfect gift for word lovers and for anyone with an interest in the English language.Readership: Anyone with an interest in words and their origins and in the richness of the English language.
Author : Sara Hawker
ISBN : IND:30000110566373
Genre : Reference
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Featuring a dictionary and thesaurus combined, the 'Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus' provides the essential language reference help you need in a single portable volume.
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ISBN : 0198600216
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For anyone who has every had to work out of a suitcase on a business trip or with a laptop computer on a plane (or simply finds herself working on the run), reference books pose a problem--a bulky and inconvenient necessity. Now Oxford comes to the rescue with the new Oxford Color Thesaurus, the perfect companion to The Oxford Color Dictionary. Compact and reliable, this handy, color reference (packed with 150,000 synonyms) has been newly redesigned, offering all the key information you'd expect to find in a much larger reference source. With its attractive color layout--offering highly visible color headwords and clear color highlighting of key words and phrases that make finding a synonym particularly easy--the result is a remarkably complete, convenient, authoritative, and easy-to-use portable synonym finder. All the words you want are at your fingertips on one fully cross-referenced A-Z sequence. Example phrases clarify less obvious senses, and there is information on related synonyms and antonyms. Ideal for writing letters, reports, and essays, for crosswords, and simply to increase your word power, this is the most comprehensive color thesaurus of its size. No matter where you find yourself in search of a word--on the train, in a hotel, or even in your own office, The Oxford Color Thesaurus will always be at hand, providing instant access to an immense vocabulary.
Author : Stephan Gramley
ISBN : 9780415300353
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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This comprehensive and systematic review of modern English presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender and ethnic variations.
